I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 22

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 022

Weekly Dungeon Conquest (3)

Monday Dungeon new record?

It was certainly an impressive level.

An article was written about it then, and public opinion stirred quite a bit.

Tuesday Dungeon new record?

When Baek Jin-woo’s name appeared there too, many Players began to take notice.

“Baek Jin-woo? Who’s that?”

“Huh? I think I heard that name before. You know, that time. Someone posted on the community about breaking Kang Geon-ho’s record after a long time, but it got deleted shortly after.”

“Ah, that person from back then! Wow, he broke another record this time?”

“He broke the Monday Dungeon and Tuesday Dungeon too… He doesn’t seem to be a ranker though. Is he some hidden master who emerged from somewhere?”

“Plus this time it even made it into the world records, making it more meaningful.”

“I’m definitely curious. Which organization does this Player belong to?”

Up until then, there was just murmuring, but it hadn’t properly exploded yet.

However, the next morning.

When he even broke the Wednesday Dungeon record?

That’s when everyone had no choice but to acknowledge it.

What had been discussed only in Player-related forums made it to major mainstream media, and articles about Baek Jin-woo poured down like a downpour across platforms.

[Lower Wednesday Dungeon, South Korea record again! “4 minutes 22 seconds”, who is Baek Jin-woo?]

[Suddenly appeared Player! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Consecutive time attacks! Even Tuesday and Wednesday records made it into world records!]

[Player Baek Jin-woo, will he aim for Thursday too?]

There had been a stir once before with the Tuesday Dungeon record, but this time he conquered Monday through Wednesday…

South Korea, which had briefly calmed down, began to boil over again.

Of course.

Baek Jin-woo, the person involved, wasn’t interested.

“What’s the big deal about something like this?”

– Right, right. What do they take our Jin-woo for.

It was fascinating in a different sense.

No matter how much of a veteran he was, could the level still be this low even after 3 years?

Honestly, he thought he knew why.

‘Absence of leadership.’

It was probably because none of the Korean veterans remained.

If places called summoning superpowers had established themselves well from the beginning under veteran leadership?

South Korea felt like it had lost its way and was wandering.

Baek Jin-woo didn’t need to step up and try to fix that.

‘I just need to get stronger myself like before.’

According to the original plan, if he reclaimed Ilcheon’s position and Yubak with Yu Ji-a grew well?

South Korea’s level would naturally rise too.

“Alright everyone, let’s train.”

Clap clap!

Baek Jin-woo clapping his hands at the vacant lot again today.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Only 4 days left now.

South Korea Player Association.

Head Office.

The Head of Player Association frowned while reviewing the reported articles.

“Who is this Baek Jin-woo? I feel like I’ve heard that name a lot.”

Watching the white-haired old man adjust his glasses, the Secretary secretly let out a sigh.

The current Head of Player Association was too old.

However, he was someone who had built political standing to the extent of serving 5 terms as a congressman, so he had risen to that position through name recognition.

“He’s the person Congressman Park Chang-seok mentioned back then… Do you remember? The one who said he’d provide information if we purchased certain summoned creatures.”

“Ah, that incident Congressman Im Hee-su was adamantly opposed to?”

“Yes, that’s right. Head of Player Association. You said we couldn’t spend money unless he provided proper information first.”

“But that information must have been real?”

“…It seems that way.”

Hmph!

Rough breath flowed from the Head’s nose.

‘That bastard Im Hee-su. His instincts have completely failed him.’

Of course, he had been uncertain too.

Congressman Park Chang-seok’s words were right, but Congressman Im Hee-su’s words also made sense.

‘But originally in politics, results matter more than process.’

If they had properly supported Baek Jin-woo this time?

All that information could have belonged to the Association.

They could have received public praise and gained even more votes.

“Sigh.”

The Head let out a regretful sigh.

Park Chang-seok had proposed something good, but Im Hee-su had kicked away that honey pot with his own feet!

“First, Secretary.”

“Yes, Head of Player Association.”

“Try contacting that Player Baek Jin-woo once more.”

“Directly from our side?”

“Yes, that guy. I thought he was fake but he was real. We need to try to catch him somehow.”

Can they catch what they already lost?

The Secretary tilted his head slightly, but this was the Head of Player Association.

The person in the highest position at Player Headquarters.

He couldn’t ignore him.

“Yes, I’ll try making contact through our secretariat.”

Thursday morning.

In front of the Weekly Dungeon Building was quite different from before.

What used to be a place where only Players came and went was now completely filled with journalists.

Naturally, it was to capture even one shot of Baek Jin-woo.

“Damn, why are they all making a fuss over there.”

“The building was already cramped enough, now it’s unbearably inconvenient.”

Of course, existing Players couldn’t help but be dissatisfied.

Weekly Dungeons could only be done inside the Player Zone, so they had to uncomfortably pass through the journalists spread throughout.

“What is Headquarters doing. Shouldn’t they be controlling civilians here?”

“They probably don’t want to fight about media control and such again.”

“Sigh, but they should at least guarantee Player rights somehow. This is such important work. Seriously, Headquarters never does anything properly.”

Players grumbling but having no choice but to enter the Weekly Dungeon.

Behind them were Baek Jin-woo and Yubak’s members too.

Clank, click!

Looking at Baek Jin-woo who had equipped all his gear, Yu Ji-a made a troubled expression.

“Are you really sure you’ll be okay? I tried to somehow get them to back off, but there’s no opponent more troublesome than journalists…”

“Well, it can’t be helped.”

Baek Jin-woo smiled leisurely.

“They came because they want to see me, so I just need to wave my hand or something, right?”

Baek Jin-woo decided to think positively.

He had to clear the dungeon anyway.

It’s not like he couldn’t go because journalists were blocking the way.

Not being conscious of surrounding gazes.

It was the same in the past.

Even at school, no matter what anyone said, he was obsessed with “Battle of Summoners.”

‘Now it’s dungeons.’

That’s all he thinks about.

“By the way, is the video recording going well?”

When Baek Jin-woo asked, Yu Ji-a immediately replied.

“…It was amazing? We were just watching and admiring it among ourselves. Especially the scene where the golem climbs the mountain step by step… How in the world did you discover that route?”

“Probably all the overseas veterans know about it.”

To be precise, only veterans with 8 years or more experience.

This was also a route that Rachel had discovered, and it had spread through the community around that time.

“Phew, anyway. I trust you’ll handle things well, so I’ll be going again.”

Baek Jin-woo greeted Yu Ji-a and the members, then walked confidently through the crowd of journalists.

Whether his personal information had spread, most of the journalists recognized Baek Jin-woo.

“There!”

“It’s Baek Jin-woo!”

“Take the shot!”

Click, click!

Even amid the pouring flashes, Baek Jin-woo only looked straight ahead.

Precisely at the entrance to the Weekly Dungeon glowing blue inside the building.

“What’s the secret to succeeding in time attack when you’re not even a ranker!”

“Where and how did you get the information?”

“There are rumors you were a gamer, is that true?”

He walked steadily forward, ignoring the questions pouring out along with the microphones.

Still, Headquarters seemed to have some consideration, as they had stationed security guards to prevent approach to the player.

“Can we expect a record break in this lower-grade Thursday Dungeon too?”

Just one.

He nodded and answered only that question.

“Yes, of course.”

Click-click-click-click-click!

Amid the frantically pouring flashes, Baek Jin-woo dove into the Thursday Dungeon.

Monday Dungeon and Wednesday Dungeon give ‘runes.’

If Tuesday Dungeon gives ‘grinding materials.’

What about Thursday Dungeon?

It gives ‘skill books.’

Books that can register skills for summoned creatures.

Of course, skill books don’t contain summoned creatures’ unique skills.

There are no potential ability skills that only Hunkyo can unlock either.

However, there are quite a few useful skills, so it’s one of the dungeons you need to run consistently.

Do you remember what I said before?

That there’s no need to bother with Sunday Dungeon.

That’s precisely because of Thursday Dungeon.

Sunday Dungeon also gives skill books, but that place is a bit tricky while this one is easy.

Thursday Dungeon is sufficient for skill book supply.

‘There’s nothing special here.’

It’s a style where you fight 1:1 with a dungeon boss that’s focused entirely on defense.

[Warning! Warning! Warning!]

[Boss monster appears!]

In Thursday Dungeon, the boss appears as soon as you enter.

The boss is a giant earth golem.

It’s tremendously large, similar in size to the Titanium Golem.

– Grooooooar!

The golem roars powerfully while spinning its earthen arms round and round.

Despite its appearance, its defense is tremendous, so ordinary attacks won’t even scratch it.

‘Originally, the core unit here is the B-grade White Wolf.’

The most cost-effective unit with a single defense reduction skill.

However.

Baek Jin-woo didn’t bother buying the White Wolf.

‘I can just beat it with an extreme damage combination.’

So this time’s team was composed of the elite.

Precisely Ramba, Hunkyo, and Pokryong!

And the Titanium Golem and Wind Falcon!

“Phew, I shouldn’t sell this video.”

It’s a video of just beating it down with the elite, so is there any need to make it public?

I should just tell them to reduce defense with White Wolf and beat it with an extreme damage combination.

That that’s the best method.

Actually, this method was simple, so it had already spread in South Korea and was uniquely the closest to the world record.

‘But regardless of that, I need to break the record.’

Going into a bit more detail, that earth golem has a weakness.

Precisely hitting the head.

It would be very troublesome for ordinary players.

It’s too big, so it’s hard to hit the head.

But there’s a way for everything.

“Titanium.”

– Grooooar!

The Titanium Golem read the player’s will and bent its knee while extending its shoulder.

Hunkyo, Ramba, and Pokryong climbed onto it.

Rumble rumble rumble…!

The Titanium Golem lifted its heavy body again and clashed head-on with the earth golem.

Above that.

Swoosh!

Hunkyo flew up gracefully and roughly swung his arms.

Crash-crash-crash-crash!

Extreme swordsmanship instantly sliced up the earth golem’s head.

Rumble!

A loud tearing sound like thunder echoed through the dungeon.

When Ramba’s attack speed buff and Wind Falcon’s movement speed buff were added, Hunkyo’s movements became even sharper.

Faster and faster as attack speed stacks accumulated!

In between that.

Whoosh!

Even Pokryong’s Pokryong Wave!

‘Actually.’

Later on, only Pokryong alone will enter Thursday Dungeon.

A properly raised Pokryong?

Probably even the highest grade would be a 1-second clear?

Roughly considering entry and exit time, about 10 seconds?

Theoretically, you could extract 8,640 skill books in a day.

Anyway.

For Jinugod of Ilcheon and EX-grade summoned creatures with old memories, the lower-grade Thursday Dungeon was truly a piece of cake.

[Boss monster eliminated!]

[Dungeon Clear!]

[Clear Time – 00:05:10]

“Nice.”

This was also a new South Korean record!

He had shortened the average time of 6 minutes by a full minute.

‘Hunkyo really is overpowered.’

He had noticed it when Hunkyo subdued his sister’s C-grade Shadow Elf with one hand.

A guy with an incredible growth rate.

“Let’s go one more time!”

After defeating the golem one more time, Baek Jin-woo cleanly finished the auto-battle before stepping out of the Weekly Dungeon.

And on his way out.

“Excuse me, are you Player Baek Jin-woo?”

Two staff members in neat Headquarters uniforms greeted Baek Jin-woo.

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